William F. Roemer, Jr. (June 16, 1926 - June 14, 1996) was an FBI agent for 30 years. He is known for is battle against organized crime and being the most highly decorated agent in FBI history. After retirement he became a private attorney for businesses being muscled by the mob. He was the author of several books, including biographies on mobsters Tony Spilotro and Tony Accardo. Throughout his career, he encountered and dealt with “Milwaukee Phil” Alderisio, Gus Alex, Jackie Cerone, Sam Giancana, Murray Humphreys, Sam DeStefano, and Ralph Pierce He died in 1996 of lung cancer, just two days before his 70th birthday. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... The Mafia, also referred to in Italian as Cosa Nostra, which is generally translated our thing in the Italian language, is an organized criminal secret society which evolved in mid-19th century Sicily. ... Anthony Spilotro (May 19, 1938 Chicago, Illinois - June 14, 1986 St. ... Tony Accardo, born Anthony Joseph Accardo, (April 28, 1906 - May 22, 1992) was the boss of the Chicago Outfit from about 1945 until shortly before he died of natural causes. ... Gus Alex (b. ... John The Lackey Cerone (1914-) was an American mafiosi and leader of the Chicago Outfit. ... Salvatore Sam Mo Momo Mooney Giancana (June 15, 1908 — June 19, 1975) was a famous and powerful mafioso and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957-66. ... Murray The Camel Llewellyn Humphreys (1899-1965) was a Chicago mobster of Welsh decent who was the chief political and labor racketeer in the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition. ... Mad Sam DeStefano (September 13, 1909-April 14, 1973) was an American gangster and one of the Chicago Outfits most successful hitmen for more than three decades. ... Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterised by the presence of malignant tumours. ...

Early life

Roemer was born to a former Jesuit seminarian. He attended University of Notre Dame for a legal career. While there, he became an amateur boxer. The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ...

Career highlights

Roemer also developed (or tried to develop) several mob informants. Richard Cain, an ex-cop turned mafioso, was one of those. With his efforts, he helped the Feds put away Outfit bosses like Sam Battaglia, and Philly Alderisio within a year of their rise to leadership. Those who supply information to enforcers of law or administration. ... Samuel Teets Battaglia (1908-1973) was an American mobster and member of the Chicago Outfit. ...

Facts

• During retirement, Roemer was neighbors with New York mobster Joe Bonanno in Arizona.
• In the 1996 HBO movie "Sugartime" Roemer appears as a CIA agent who recruits Sam Giancana to assist the US in killing Castro. Of course that is artistic license because that is not how the CIA recruited the Mafia. The movie "Sugartime" is based on Roemer's 1989 book, Man Against the Mob.

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Books

• The Enforcer- Spilotro: The Chicago Mob's Man in Las Vegas, ISBN 0804113106
• Accardo: The Genuine Godfather (1996)
• Roemer: Man Against the Mob (1989)
• War of the Godfathers
• Mob Power Plays- The Mob Attempts Control of Congress, Casinos, and Baseball: A Novel

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External links

• http://www.ipsn.org/roemer.html